Chess websites?

I know there are numerous threads with websites mentioned to help play chess better but i want to have a list to improve my game and im not sure where they all are. Can you people just start posting websites to help me out. I only know a few. Thank you. I would prefer websites in english. Also any books that a begginer could easily understand. Thanks.

www.chessgames.com can be used to study openings and, now and then, look back at old games played by some of your favorite players (I haven't searched for a game yet that they don't have in stock!). Also, any books by Jeremy Silman may help. One I reccommend is "The Complete Book of Chess Strategy", which taught me the reasoning behind many openings and also contains some clever mating traps (though I haven't gotten around to using any of them yet!). Good luck! 😀


-Kev

Here is the site I always push... helped me on my way to the 1400's rather than 1200's. I also had several books that got me here, a modest rating... but it is mine!

http://www.princeton.edu/~jedwards/cif/intro.html

Chess is Fun!

P-

www.chesscafe.com is my favorite. Something for everybody.

But if you want to get better, I'd say you should spend 90% of your chess time playing seriously and analyzing your games, and only about 10% reading.

chesscafe.com is especially good. materials for all levels of players, from "novice nook" (everyone should get and read all the archives there) to detailed stuff on gm games and openings. :-)

I read "novice nook" and "the gambit cartel" (of course I read a gambit column :-) ) religiously.

Some books you might want to try;

My Sstem by Aaron Nimzwitsch was the most mentioned beginner book in a recent(ish) thread in the forum. I've read it and learned some nice moves, though i don't really like the language (stupidly scientific).

Logical chess, move by move by Irvin Chernev was the first book i read. It's aimed at beginners but the style is enjoyable to read. If i hadn't read this book, it is unlickly i would ever have developed a taste for study. If your looking for a good first book, this one would be a very good start.

The Art of the middle game by Kerres and Kotov is excellent, though shouldn't be read as a first book. It assumes the reader to be a club player firmiliar with the basics. I learned soooooooo much from this book. Deals with opposite side castling, pawn storms and other slightly more advanced consepts, great book!

Winning Pawn structure by Alexander Baburin is a book i bought recently. The analysis is just brilliant, the notation is clear (seperate lines for each move, neat and tidy style) and the language is second to none. Diagrams are presented whenever multiple lines are analysed from one position making reading quick and painless. Baburin explains some deep concepts in a relaxed style that just sinks in. If you've read a few books before and find that most of them over lap at some stage, buy this book. It's really fresh reading and im enjoying reading it at this very moment 🙂¬~

James~>

Originally posted by marinakatomb
Some books you might want to try;

My Sstem by Aaron Nimzwitsch was the most mentioned beginner book in a recent(ish) thread in the forum. I've read it and learned some nice moves, though i don't really like the language (stupidly scientific).

Logical chess, move by move by Irvin Chernev was the first book i read. It's aimed at beginners but the ...[text shortened]... book. It's really fresh reading and im enjoying reading it at this very moment 🙂¬~

James~>

try www.hesselmartha.nl
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